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They stayed up late putting in edits that bans Medicaid from covering gender affirming care even for adults now. They said they were going to. It may be voted on in the house Thursday, May 22nd. Trump is pushing this massive spending bill to be passed ASAP.

The House needs to vote on it, it succeed, it go to the Senate, they vote and it and it succeed there, then the president accepts it, for it to become law.

Republicans hold majorities in both the House and Senate.

They will likely try to pass through the filibuster in the Senate with Budget Reconciliation so as to not require 60 votes, and therefore just a simple majority. That has its own rules though.

Edit: This morning the house voted for and passed the bill. Off to the Senate it goes. This is where everything happens.

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[–] rob299@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If this fully passes then what else do trans people have left in the u.s?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Private insurance or paying for it all out-of-pocket.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 37 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

So no more Viagra, correct?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 21 points 14 hours ago

They always add exceptions for cisgender affirming care.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Viagra is way more expensive than hrt (like 150-600x more).... therefore, Viagra will still be covered 👍

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Viagra is also needed by more reps than hrt is. "You can't be happy in your body, but I REALLY NEED my dick pills."

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 hours ago

You're right. They are all a bunch of cowardly, limp-dicked, dumb-fuck, greedy, shit-golem, spineless fucking traitors to the entire country and its values, they're even traitors to their own constituents.

[–] henfredemars 2 points 14 hours ago

It’s not about cost. It’s about harm, and causing as much of it as possible to the correct people.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago

That was my interpretation.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Make sure you do your due dilligence and keep us updated as to whether it passes or not!

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It passed the house, no surprise there. Now, what happens in the Senate... Will trump become a king and defeat the United States? Will Congress, like Biden, give trump the keys?

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

Let's hope not.